Skirt-measuring device.



E. F. STENMAN.

SKIRT MEASURING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.4,190B.

Patentd July 13, 1909.

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ELLIS F. STENMAN, OI" WORCESTER, MASSAGEUSETTS.

SKIRT-MEASURING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 4, 1908.

Patented July 13, 1909.

Serial No. 425,290.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Ennis ll. S'rnnMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at \Vorcester, in the county of lVorcester and Commonwealth of lllassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skirt-lvleasuring Devices; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked there on, which form a part of this specification.

The principal object of the present inven tion is to provide a simple, novel and accurate device for determining the proper position of the lower edges of skirts, said device being readily adjustable and being formed of parts that can be cheaply manufactured and put together, the device dispensing with all slots, bolts and projecting nuts.

In the accompanying drawings :F igure 1 is a plan view of the device; Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of portion of the guide ring and one of the standards with its holding device; Fig. 4t is a side elevation of one of the standards; Fig. 5 is a rear elevation.

A guide ring .1 is provided, which is made from spring steel or other suitable material, the ends thereof being overlapped and terminating in hooks 2.

Two holding clips are employed, each of which is formed of a single wire having its central portion bent into a compression ring 3, the terminal portions being crossed, as shown at t, and being disposed in parallel relation, forming aws 5. One of these aws is engaged with each side of the body of the ring.

A plurality of standards or legs (3 are provided, four being shown, though any suit able number may be used. These legs or standards have off-set feet 7 at their lower ends and they are arranged transversely of the ring 1. Their outer sides have suitable vertically arranged scales. They are firmly held against the ring and against movement on said ring by clips, each clip being formed of a single wire having vertical cross-bars 8 arranged across one side of the ring, the ends of these cross-bars being connected by other cross-bars 9 that are arranged against the opposite side of the standard. 115 shown in l ig. 5, the cross-bars 9 have their central portions inset toward each other, as shown at 10.

With this construction the ring can be expanded or contracted as desired by compressing the rings and then moving the clips along the body of the ring, when the rings are compressed. The guide ring is maintained at a fixed diameter by the frictional bearing of the jaws 5. In like manner, the ring i can be supported at any suitable height desired by sliding it upon the legs or standards 6, and wherever it is left, there it will remain. it will be evident, therefore, to any one skilled in the art that the device will constitute an accurate gage for the purpose outlined, and the parts which form the same are simple and can be easily manufactured. Further than this, there are no slots, bolts or nuts which would add to the expense.

Having thus described my invention, what- 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A skirt measure or gaging device comprising a ring having slidably overlapped ends, a holding clip carried by each end and movable therewith and comprising jaws, one of which is secured to and moves with one end, the other jaw being slidably engaged with the body of the ring, a spring compression device connecting the jaws, and means for supporting the ring.

2. A skirt. measure or gaging device comprising a ring having slidably overlapped ends terminating in hooks, a holding clip for each end comprising a single wire hav ing its central portion formed into a compression ring and having its end portions crossed and forming jaws, one of which is engaged within one of the terminal hooks, the other being slidably engaged with the bodyof the ring, and means for supporting the ring.

3. A skirt measure or gaging device comprising a guide ring, supporting standards therefor arranged transversely of the ring, and clips having eross bars that extend across and frictionally engage the ring, and other crossbars connecting the lirstnamed cross-bars and extending across and frictionally engaging the standards.

4. A skirt measure or gaging device 00111- the opposite side of a standard, the latter prlsmg a gulde rlng, support-111g standards cross-bars hav1ng thelr central portlons bent l0 tor the gulde rlng arranged transversely of toward each other 111 hne wlth the rlng.

the same, clips each formed of a Wire and ELLI F. TEN \U. colnprlslng cross-bars that extend across and S S frlctlonally engage one slde of the rlng, and \Wtnesses: other cross-bars connectlng the ends of the ()soan A. TAFT,

first-named cross-bars and extending across HARRISON VJ. RUGG. 

